Rep. Peters announces staff line-up

The fresman Democrat from San Diego defeated GOP Rep. Brian Bilbray in the largely coastal 52nd Congressional District in the Nov. 6 general election.

One of his first tasks was setting up his office in Washington and a local district office.

"Since taking office, we've worked around the clock to get everything up and running," Peters said in a prepared statement. "Our DC office was open the same day I was sworn in, with a very limited staff, and only a few weeks later we opened our San Diego office. Now, I am pleased to announce that both offices are fully staffed."

The staff includes representatives from the Latino, Asian-American, African-American, LGBT and veteran communities. Many will be on hand when he hosts an open house from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at his district office at 4350 Executive Drive, Suite 105, in San Diego.

His staff includes:

MaryAnne Pintar, San Diego District Director

Pintar was communications director for Peters’ congressional campaign and served as his chief of saff when he was San Diego City Council president.

Shea Benton, Field Representative, San Diego office

Originally from Fair Oaks, California, Benton moved to San Diego in 2007. Benton previously worked at a government affairs firm in Sacramento and most recently was a district representative for California State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.

Michael Campbell, Staff Assistant, Washington, D.C., Office

Campbell is from Point Loma. Previously, Campbell worked on Peters’ congressional campaign.

Hugo Carmona, Field Representative, San Diego office

Carmona worked as a field representative for Peters while he was City Council president. Most recently, Carmona has been practicing law dealing with immigration, housing and labor issues.

Sarah Czarnecki, Field Representative, San Diego office

Czarnecki has both campaign and state government experience. She worked on Bob Filner’s myoral race as campaign coordinator, and has also worked for the California State Assembly.

Anthony Nguyen, Field Representative, San Diego office

Nguyen most recently worked as a service representative for the Social Security Administration. Prior to that, Nguyen interned for the U.S. Department of State in the Reports & Political Affairs Office and the Public Affairs & Public-Private Partnership Office.

Sarah March, Field Representative, San Diego office

March was previously an operations specialist in the U.S. Navy where she did two Western Pacific deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and was a part of the tsunami relief in Sri Lanka in 2004.

Michelle Dorothy, Chief of Staff, Washington office

Dorothy previously served as the chief of staff for a moderate Democratic congressman. Before her work as a congressional aide, she spent nine years working for a Silicon Valley high tech firm.

Morgan Jones, Legislative Director, Washington office

Jones began working on Capitol Hill in 2009 as a legislative assistant and then senior legislative assistant. Most recently, Jones worked as a representative for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office of Federal Affairs.

Taylor Lavender, Communications Director, Washington office

Lavender has a campaign background and has worked in the communications offices of both House and Senate races. She recently finished working on a Senate race in Connecticut, where she was deputy communications director.